Daily Summary of Baltic Exchange Dry Indices 19 May 2008

Baltic Exchange Dry Index TM 11709 (UP 250)

Baltic Exchange Capesize Index TM 18045 (UP 360)

Baltic Exchange Panamax Index TM 11345 (UP 327)

Baltic Exchange Supramax Index TM 6524 (UP 131)

Baltic Exchange Handysize Index TM 3357 (UP 20)

Daily Summary of the Baltic Exchange Time Charter Routes

  Rate($/Day) Change

BCI

Average of the T/C routes $215827 (UP 4187)

BPI

Average of the T/C routes $91055 (UP 2657)

BSI

Average of the T/C routes $68214 (UP 1367)

BHSI

Average of the T/C routes $48687 (UP 285)

Baltic Exchange Capesize Index     18045     (UP 360)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

C2 160000lt Tubarao -Rotterdam 10 58.068 0.818

C3 150000mt Tubarao - Beilun/Baoshan 15 108.188 1.230

C4 150000mt Richards Bay - Rotterdam 5 51.295 0.622

C5 150000mt W Australia - Beilun/Baoshan 15 44.364 1.773

C7 150000mt Bolivar - Rotterdam 5 60.482 0.618

C8_03 172000mt Gibraltar/Hamburg trans Atlantic RV 10 232636 2318

C9_03 172000mt Continent/Mediterranean trip Far East 5 280808 4077

C10_03 172000mt Pacific RV 20 208615 5769

C11_03 172000mt China/Japan trip Mediterranean/Cont 5 141250 4583

C12 150000mt Gladstone - Rotterdam 10 65.450 1.059

Average of the T/C Routes 215827 4187

Baltic Exchange Panamax Index     11345     (UP 327)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

P1A_03 74000mt Transatlantic RV 25 112600 2150

P2A_03 74000mt SKAW-GIB/FAR EAST 25 118450 2600

P3A_03 74000mt Japan-SK/Pacific/RV 25 75682 4114

P4_03 74000mt FAR EAST/NOPAC/SK-PASS 25 57487 1763

Average of the T/C Routes 91055 2657

Baltic Exchange Supramax Index     6524     (UP 131)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

S1A Antwerp - Skaw Trip Far East 12.5 84645 965

S1B Canakkale Trip Far East 12.5 86427 1654

S2 Japan - SK / NOPAC or Australia rv 25 53338 1200

S3 Japan - SK Trip Gib - Skaw range 25 41545 1490

S4A US Gulf - Skaw-Passero 12.5 138550 2150

S4B Skaw-Passero - US Gulf 12.5 46325 792

Average of the T/C Routes 68214 1367

The route(s) below do not form part of the index calculation

S5 W.Africa via ECSA to FarEast 0 92250 1147

S6 Jpn-SK trip via Aus/India 0 50591 1182

S7 EC India - China 0 71256 1260

Baltic Exchange Handysize Index     3357     (UP 20)

Route

Number Description Weighting Average Movement

HS1 Skaw - Passero trip Recalada - Rio de Janeiro 12.5 39236 279

HS2 Skaw - Passero trip Boston ?Galveston 12.5 39621 292

HS3 Recalada ?Rio de Janeiro trip Skaw ?Passero. 12.5 79483 516

HS4 US Gulf trip via US Gulf or NCSA to Skaw ?Passero 12.5 81255 705

HS5 SE Asia trip via Australia to Singapore ?Japan 25 37950 136

HS6 S Korea ?Japan via NOPAC to Singapore-Japan 25 37000 107

Average of the T/C Routes 48687 285

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